Alaskan LLers?

by McExpos on Dec 18, 2009 11:56 PM PST

Been reading Lookout Landing for a couple of years now, rarely posted, but I've always wondered about this. Hope you won't mind indulging me on this one.

I've always wondered how much of the readership is Alaska. I grew up in Juneau and currently live here (escaped for four years in Texas for college), and I've always felt like we have sort of a weird relationship with the Mariners. They're technically our 'home town' team, and all of the cable companies carry full season packages on FSNW, but at the same time, we don't (or at least I don't) make it down to Seattle very much. I try and stop for at least one game every time I fly through Seattle - ironically, the last game I saw was a Carlos Silva outing, nice to know that's a thing of the past - but I didn't even see my first real live baseball game until I was 19 or so.

I remember in years past, the Ms would try and reach out a bit to their Alaskan fan base. We had a couple of circuits come through when I was a kid - I believe I still have a Brian Holman autographed card lying around somewhere. And every time I go to Mariners game these days, I'm sure to order an Alaskan Amber and wrap myself in the smug feeling that we've contributed something to the Seattle sports scene.

At any rate, love the site, keep doing what you do.

McE

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I know there's at least one LL'er that works on rigs up there

but because of that situation his posting is somewhat sporadic.

by pdb on Dec 19, 2009 9:37 AM PST reply actions

Wait, wait, wait. People actually LIVE up there?

by sirbrianwilson on Dec 19, 2009 10:47 AM PST reply actions

I'm from Kodiak/Anchorage

lived there for yeas, but I’m back East at school right now. When I’m done I hope to go back though.

by Snuffleupagus on Dec 19, 2009 11:32 AM PST reply actions

I'm from Juneau as well

Lived in Juneau up until last February and now living in Anchorage. I do believe I have one of those Brian Holman autographed pictures around somewhere as well, right next to my autographed Paul Skansi and Bill “Mad Dog” Madlock photos.

by niko on Dec 19, 2009 1:28 PM PST reply actions

Wrangell, Alaska.

Lived there my whole life, went to college in Colorado, and now I’m heading up to Anchorage for an internship next month.

by r0ry on Dec 19, 2009 7:35 PM PST reply actions

I live in Anchorage

But I am from upstate NY. I grew an M’s fan there and moved here about 3.5 years ago. I don’t post here much, but I do stop by now and then and I play in a fantasy league with some of the posters here. If there are any more of you guys in Anchorage, I am thinking about starting a franchise in the Anchorage Adult Baseball League this year and I am looking for recruits. Even if we don’t end up putting a team together, anyone in Anchorage who likes to play baseball and is over 18 should join the league this summer- I had a lot of fun last summer. Its even a wood bat league, which is awesome.

holy shit its christmas.

by yteimlad on Dec 19, 2009 9:45 PM PST reply actions

Didn't we have an MsFaninAlaska poster?

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 21, 2009 8:49 AM PST reply actions

I have lived in Fairbanks

for the last 26 years, and I have watched broadcasting come a very long way. For the last two years, it has been my pleasure to watch the Mariners games in HD nearly every game! Such a vast improvement over the crumbs we used to be served up here by our cable provider.

Nice site here, guys.

BTW, Silva’s middle initial is “F”, correct? :)

"I lof to hit de home ron!"

by Tekboy on Dec 21, 2009 9:24 AM PST reply actions